Abancay

This article is about the town Abancay in Peru. For information on the province and the district with the same name, see Abancay (disambiguation).
Abancay
Santiago de los Reyes de Abancay
Town
Main Square
Lake Uspaccocha
View of the Andes
Abancay Cathedral
Aerial view
Flag of Abancay
Flag
Official seal of Abancay
Seal
Motto: 
El Eterno Valle Primaveral (The Eternal Springtime Valley)
Abancay is located in Peru
Abancay
Abancay
Location of the city of Abancay in Peru
Coordinates: 13°38′S 72°53′W / 13.633°S 72.883°W / -13.633; -72.883
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceAbancay
Established1540
Town1873[1]
City1874[1]
Government
 • MayorGuido Chahuaylla
Elevation
[1]
2,377 m (7,799 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total72,277
 • Estimate 
(2015)[2]
58,741
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
Websitewww.muniabancay.gob.pe

Abancay (from Quechua language: Hamanqay, Amanqay, or Amankay, meaning lily), founded in 1572 as Santiago de los Reyes de Abancay,[3] is a city in southern-central Peru. It is the capital of both the Apurímac Region and the Abancay Province, and serves an important cultural, economic, and political role in Apurímac.

  1. ^ a b c Hoiberg 1993, p. 7
  2. ^ Perú: Población estimada al 30 de junio y tasa de crecimiento de las ciudades capitales, por departamento, 2011 y 2015. Perú: Estimaciones y proyecciones de población total por sexo de las principales ciudades, 2012-2015 (Report). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. March 2012. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  3. ^ Espinoza Soriano, Waldemar (1978). Los Modos de producción en el imperio de los Incas (in Spanish). Editorial Mantaro. p. 302.